Advantages

• Save on postage and transportation by filing online rather than through the mail or over the counter.
• Many data fields will fill themselves in or pre-populate based on prior years? submittals
• The system will complete the Fee Worksheet automatically.
• Avoid improperly completed forms.
  

Easy to Set up

• Register online with eDEP to set up an account. It takes about 15 minutes to sign up online. Planners also need to register online if they wish to certify plan summaries submitted electronically. For proof of identity planners need to submit a signature form including their TUR Planner ID#. Contact DEP-TURA (617-556-1011) if you need to obtain identification information for your facility. The following information is required to register for TURA electronic filing: DEP Facility ID#, Tax ID# (FEIN/TIN), TRI#, and for Planners their Planner ID#
• Fill out the agreement online, print, sign and mail it back to MassDEP to activate the account.
• Within 48 hours of receipt at MassDEP, you can then log in at https://edep.dep.mass.gov/DEPHome.aspx and begin completing TURA forms. (Forms are saved online as you enter the information so that you do not have to complete the entire entry in one sitting).

Requirements

• You need a registered Massachusetts eDEP account (see above for instructions), a computer, and a connection to the Internet.
• You must use Microsoft Internet Explorer? 5.0 or higher or Netscape Navigator? 7.0, Adobe Acrobat Reader Versions 5.0 through 5.01 or 6.0.1 - please note that Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 will not work with eDEP. All may be downloaded for free.

Need additional information?

Contact Walter Hope at MassDEP (617-292-5982 Tuesday ? Friday) or Walter.Hope@state.ma.us, or call the eDEP Help Line (617-556-1100)